LSAT Logic Games › Solving grouping games
A softball coach is assigning seven players to either the outfield or infield. The players are Aaron, Bethany, Cameron, David, Esther, Faith, and Glenda. There must be at least three players in the infield and at least three players in the outfield. The following rules apply:
If Aaron is in the outfield, then Bethany is in the infield
Esther and Glenda cannot be assigned together to either the outfield or infield
Faith and Esther must be assigned together to either the infield or outfield
When Bethany is assigned to the infield, Esther is assigned to the outfield
Which of the following could be a list of the players in the outfield and infield?
A new grocery store is deciding which brands of candy bars to sell in its opening stock. The store will select exactly five of the following eight brands to stock: Brighter, Charm, Delico, Flare, Handy, Joyful, Little, and Prospine. The selection of brands must follow these conditions:
If both Charm and Flare are selected, Delico is also selected.
If Handy is selected, neither Brighter nor Flare is selected.
If Little is selected, Joyful is not selected.
Of the brands Brighter, Joyful, and Prospine, exactly two are selected.
If both Flare and Joyful are selected, which of the following is a pair of brands both of which could also be selected?
The university philosophy department is holding a dinner for a select group of professors and students, each of whom has exactly one seat at exactly one of the three available tables-- 1, 2, and 3. There are four professors-- W, X, Y, and Z-- and five students-- B, C, D, E, and F. The seating arrangements must adhere to the following conditions without exception:
There is at least one professor and one student at each of the three tables.
Two of the tables seat two individuals, and one of the tables seats five individuals.
If W is at a table with C, then E is at a table with B.
If D is at a table with B, then X is not sitting with E.
F is never sitting at a table with more than one professor.
W always sits at the table with the most seated individuals.
Y is always sitting at a higher-numbered table than Z.
If W is seated at Table 3, then which two individuals MUST be seated at the same table?
A social psychologist is conducting a study involving six individuals who are from three regions in the country. Fred, Greg, and Helen are from the northeast. Kate, Lyle, and Norm are from the west. And Ted, Vickie, and Zach are from the south.
Due to certain demographic and other requirements for the study, the selection of these individuals for the study must meet the following conditions:
Fred and Helen are not both selected.
Norm and Ted are not both selected.
If Helen is selected, Kate must also be selected.
If Kate is selected, Norm must also be selected.
Each of the following is a pair of individuals that could be selected together EXCEPT:
Eight students-- Alyssa, Brian, Craig, Denzel, Erica, Felicia, Ginny, and Harmony-- decide to break into two groups to study for their upcoming exam. Alyssa and Ginny are the only freshmen; everyone else is a sophomore, junior, or senior. Each group has four students, and they must abide by the following requirements:
If Craig is in Group 2, which of the following is not possible?
Exactly Eight Classrooms—A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H—are going on a field trip. Each classroom will go to either the museum or the observatory but not both. Exactly four classrooms go to the museum together and four go to the observatory together. The following conditions apply to the trips:
If G goes to the Observatory, then B also goes to the Observatory.
If C goes to the Museum, then E goes to the Observatory.
B and H go together.
D goes to the Museum.
If C goes to the Museum, how many different possible groups of classrooms are there that go to the Museum?
Five students—Max, Nancy, Pete, Raina, and Trig—will each learn to play exactly one of three instruments—cello, flute, or violin—in their first semester of school. The instrument each student plays will be based on the following conditions:
Max learns to play the same instrument as Nancy.
Pete and Raina do not learn to play the same instrument.
Trig learns to play either the cello or the flute.
If Pete learns to play the violin, Max also learns to play the violin.
Each student learns to play his/her instrument along with at least one other student.
Which one of the following could be false?
A zoo has four exhibition regions---labelled R, T, V, and W---and each region consists of a vegetarian wing and a carnivore wing. The following conditions apply:
Each exhibition wing houses only mammals or amphibians.
Three of the wings have mammals.
R's vegetarian wing and T's vegetarian wing house amphibians.
If an exhibition region has mammals in one of its wings, then the other wing in that exhibition region has amphibians.
If mammals are housed in V's carnivore wing, then W's vegetarian wing has mammals, too.
If mammals are housed in V's carnivore wing, which one of the following is a complete and accurate list of the wings that CANNOT house mammals?
The university philosophy department is holding a dinner for a select group of professors and students, each of whom has exactly one seat at exactly one of the three available tables-- 1, 2, and 3. There are four professors-- W, X, Y, and Z-- and five students-- B, C, D, E, and F. The seating arrangements must adhere to the following conditions without exception:
There is at least one professor and one student at each of the three tables.
Two of the tables seat two individuals, and one of the tables seats five individuals.
If W is at a table with C, then E is at a table with B.
If D is at a table with B, then X is not sitting with E.
F is never sitting at a table with more than one professor.
W always sits at the table with the most seated individuals.
Y is always sitting at a higher-numbered table than Z.
Which of the following is an acceptable seating arrangement?
A corporate conference is held with three breakout sessions: motivational interviewing (MI), sales optimizing (SO), and research and development (RD). Each of exactly five persons from one regional office---Nora, Oscar, Paul, Tim, and Vick---attend exactly one breakout session. The following conditions must apply:
Nora and Oscar do not attend the same breakout session.
Exactly two persons from the above-noted regional office attend the sales optimizing (SO) session.
Tim and Paul do not attend the same breakout session.
Neither Nora nor Oscar attend a session with Paul.
If Nora or Vick attend the MI session, then the other also attends that same session.
If Vick attends the SO session, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT: